Crosscurrents: February 23, 2015
Coyotes in San Francisco, turkeys in the East Bay, and wild boars in San Jose. Plus local musicians Dirty Cello.
Feb 24, 2015•26 min
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Crosscurrents is KALW Public Radio's award-winning news magazine, broadcasting in the Bay Area Mondays through Thursdays on 91.7 FM. We make joyful, informative stories that engage people across the economic, social, and cultural divides in our community.
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Episodes
Crosscurrents: February 19, 2015
TaskRabbit takes hold in Bay Area divided by income gap; A conversation about workers' rights in the gig economy; Teens Digitally Detox; and local guitarist Danny Click.
Feb 20, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: February 18, 2015
The Nile Project: an East African music tour, and the Sudanese ritual of Dukhan.
Feb 19, 2015•24 min
Crosscurrents: February 17, 2015
San Francisco seniors cross the digital divide; Professor Dacher Keltner talks about the science of happiness; The Spiritual Edge: The key to happiness? It's in the science; and local hip hop artist Geary Buchanan.
Feb 18, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: February 12, 2015
The food that grows from concrete, the lives of migrant agricultural workers, this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians The Oakland Interfaith Gospel Choir.
Feb 13, 2015•24 min
Crosscurrents: February 11, 2015
An update on San Jose's dismantled homeless encampment, The Jungle,; the New Jungle; Good Karma Bikes; Hotel 22: San Jose's homeless bus, and local musicians Jimbo Trout and the Fishpeople.
Feb 12, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: February 10, 2015
CAPS bridges the gap for Fremont seniors; living with HIV as a senior; and The Making Of... The Homobile. Plus, the Bay Area Composers Big Band.
Feb 11, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: February 9, 2015
The Spiritual Edge: A woman takes on the Church by becoming a priest; StoryCorps: Healing the mind through life and death at the Zen Hospice Center; Oree Originol: An artist honors black and brown lives; and The Book Report: Katherine Ellison. Plus, local band the Dodos.
Feb 10, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: February 5, 2015
Gentrification versus Jazzification: Birdland nightclub grows vision to spark jazz district; XL Love: A journalist looks at obesity and romance; this week's Audiograph revealed!; and local band the Tumbleweed Wanderers.
Feb 06, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: February 4, 2015
An adult playground in San Francisco, homegrown athletes from Oakland, Odyssey Works, and local musicians Bella Piano Trio.
Feb 05, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: February 3, 2015
Seniors getting together to form a non-profit "village," kindergarten vs. 1st grade humor, handshakes in San Quentin, and local musician Ben Goldberg.
Feb 04, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: February 2, 2015
The Litography Project Special! The Other Mission: a tour of the Mission's literary past with poet laureate Alejandro Murguía; the search for the real Maltese Falcon; Occupy Poetry; and The Book Report: Tomas Moniz.
Feb 03, 2015•35 min
Crosscurrents: January 29, 2015
The Searsville Dam in Palo Alto, a devotional form of traditional Indian music called "Carnatic," this week's Audiograph game answer, and local musicians ZOFO.
Jan 30, 2015•24 min
Crosscurrents: January 28, 2015
One night with the SF Homeless Outreach Team; The San Quentin Prison Report: Brother's Keepers: sucide support group for prisoners; and State of the Media: Dean of UC Berkeley’s J-School on the cost of a journalism education.
Jan 28, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 27, 2015
A show on passing: the problems of sounding (i.e. speaking) white, the gains and losses of racial code switching, and desiring to live in a society that doesn't automatically assume gender.
Jan 28, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 26, 2015
Welcome to the future, Sir: At the cusp of virtual reality; In "Poly Love," Julia Scott reports on polyamory in the Bay Area; StoryCorps: One mom, two dads, and one baby; and (Crosscurrents' favorite) local band The Low Rollers.
Jan 27, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 22, 2014
Treasure Island High School offers oasis of hope for disconnected youth; Bay Area Beats: Madeline Tasqin; This week's Audiograph sound of the week revealed!; and a local band named Waters.
Jan 23, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 21, 2015
Celebrating commonality at Oakland’s ‘Sushi’ Mosque; how an architect designs meaningful space; In an old church, the Internet Archive stores our digital history; and the North Beach Brass Band.
Jan 22, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 20, 2015
Dog show! Breeders, handlers, owners, haters in San Francisco...they're all here. We visit the Golden Gate Kennel Club Dog Show at the Cow Palace, the SPCA and ACC animal shelters, the booming dog economy. We hear from a psychologist on the dog-human relationship, and from a person who can't stand canines and the whole dog culture.
Jan 21, 2015•38 min
Audiograph Birthday Special
Welcome to Audiograph – the Bay Area’s sonic signature. Each week, we play you a sound recorded somewhere in the Bay Area, ask you to tell us what it is, and where we recorded it. We reveal the story behind our mystery sounds every Thursday on Crosscurrents.
Jan 16, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 14, 2015
New law gives undocumented Californians a chance to apply for driver’s licenses, Walking like a Radical: A tour through a century of progressive South Asian's in the Bay Area, "Roads of Arabia": touring the ancient birthplace of Islam at the Asian Art Museum, and local musicians Taraf de Locos.
Jan 15, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: January 13, 2015
Navigating San Francisco’s pretzel bureaucracy; The State of the Media: Interview with East Bay Express Editor Robert Gammon; and turning the page after a life sentence.
Jan 14, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 12, 2015
The Ice Cream Bar: Frozen for years by SF's permitting process; San Francisco's Duboce Park has gone to the dogs; meet Golden Gate Park’s hairiest denizens; the latest installment of The Source: Boom time at San Francisco’s Presidio; and San Francisco band The Tropics.
Jan 13, 2015•25 min
Crosscurrents: January 8, 2015
Fishing for the truth on seafood prices; Author Lincoln Paine talks about Bay Area's role in maritime history of the world; an oldie but goody from Audiograph: The Alma; and local women's a capella group the Conspiracy of Venus.
Jan 09, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 7, 2015
A proposal to fuse ethnic studies programs sparks controversy; Jeff Chang gets real about race relations in America; preserving ancient Coptic heritage in the East Bay; and local musician Luke Sweeney.
Jan 08, 2015•34 min
Crosscurrents: January 6, 2015
The Grateful Dead Show! 2015 marks the 50th anniversary since the legendary band formed. Plus local musicians Cryptical.
Jan 07, 2015•26 min
Crosscurrents: January 5, 2015
An extended interview with new Oakland Mayor Libby Schaaf. Plus local musician Duckmandu.
Jan 05, 2015•27 min
Crosscurrents: December 31, 2014
The Altamont Pass -- good for renewable energy, bad for birds; an interview with Tai Moses, author of Zooburbia; and Martina Castro learns to appreciate the city pigeon.
Jan 01, 2015•24 min
Crosscurrents: December 30, 2014
Jimmy Carter's call to action.
Dec 31, 2014•33 min
Crosscurrents: December 29, 2014
The creaky wheels of the juvenile justice system, brought to us by Youth Radio in Oakland. Convicted teens must pay restitution, wear GPS ankle bracelets, and what it all costs society.
Dec 30, 2014•26 min
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